Tyro3 Modulates Mertk-Associated Retinal Degeneration

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  Vollrath, Douglas ^a   Yasumura, Douglas ^b   Benchorin, Gillie ^a   Matthes, Michael T ^b   Feng, Wei ^a   Nguyen, Natalie M ^a   Sedano, Cecilia D ^a   Calton, Melissa A ^a   LaVail, Matthew M ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERTK PROTEIN, HUMAN; MERTK PROTEIN, MOUSE; ONCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; TYRO3 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; DISEASE MODEL; GENETICS; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; RETINA; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM;

EID: 84953223572     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005723     Document Type: Article

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